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Pop-up Exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“ in Erfurt
The mobile pop-up exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“ by the Forum Recht Foundation is making its first stop in Erfurt as part of its tour of Germany. At Erfurt Central Station, the interactive exhibition invites visitors to think along and get involved....
Short Films About Justice
As part of the Bavarian Children’s & Youth Film Festival (BKJFF), a workshop led by the Forum Recht Foundation took place on July 25, 2026, in Augsburg, inviting young filmmakers to work in small...
Labor Law Theme Day
Our third theme day this year, which will take place on September 11, is dedicated to labor law—a field of law that directly affects the daily lives of many people....
Recap of the „Access to Justice“ Panel
Moderated by Gottfried Haufe, Paula Edling of the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and Dr. Fabian Widder, Vice President of the DAV, discussed trust in the... during the German Lawyers' Day in Freiburg.
Crisis and the Law – A Legal Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., the Forum Recht Foundation invites you to Leipzig for an interactive discussion series titled „Let’s Talk About Recht,“ focusing on the topic „Crisis and the Law." The guests will include the lawyer...
Prison theme day
On Friday, June 26, 2026, the next theme day on the topic of the correctional system will take place at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Social Therapy Facility. This continuing education program explores the complex topics of the correctional system, punishment, and the administration of criminal justice. Register now!...
All News Items for 2026
Quiz Night on Law and Justice
„Recht gut geraten – The Quiz on Law & Justice“: Teams of three to six people can still sign up to participate in our quiz night in Karlsruhe through Monday, March 16...
Visit by Federal Minister of Justice Dr. Stefanie Hubig
Making the law accessible, strengthening democracy: During Federal Minister of Justice Dr. Stefanie Hubig’s visit to the Leipzig Foundation’s offices on January 19, 2026, we discussed key legal policy issues and the importance of the rule of law for democracy...
Guardians of the Constitution
As part of the event series „Forum Recht im Dialog: Insights with Cord Brügmann,“ Prof. Dr. Martin Eifert, a judge on the Federal Constitutional Court, was a guest in Leipzig....
Pop-up Exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“ in Essen
The mobile pop-up exhibition „Law – The Rules of Everyday Life“ by the Forum Recht Foundation is making its first stop in Essen on its tour of Germany. At the main train station, the interactive exhibition invites visitors to think along and get involved....
Panel Discussion: „5 Years Since the Climate Resolution“
The Forum Recht Foundation, the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, and the theater collective Futur II Konjunktiv invite you to a panel discussion at the Badisches Staatstheater on Sunday, February 8, at 4:00 p.m....
About Us
Take a minute to learn about our goals, initiatives, and programs! Watch the video to find out more!...
All News Items for 2025
Review of the 2025 Study Trip
The Forum Recht Foundation’s first study tour on the topic of „The Rule of Law in Germany“ took place from October 19 to 25, 2025. The central theme of the tour was the rule of law in all its dimensions –...
Launch of the Digital Participation Platform
What does the law have to do with everyday life? Whether at school, at work, in our homes, during elections, or online—the law shapes our daily lives. Many decisions that affect us are based on...
Juveniles in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment
On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., the Forum Recht Foundation invites you to a discussion titled „Youth in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment“ as part of the „Let’s Talk About Law“ series in Karlsruhe....
Program accompanying the pop-up exhibition
The „Zu Recht: Nachgefragt" program invites visitors to engage in interactive discussions with legal experts as a complement to their visit to the mobile pop-up exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“....
Who How What is Family? Living together between law and reality
The Forum Recht Foundation, in cooperation with the German Association of Women Lawyers (djb), invites you to another installment of the „Let’s Talk About Law“ discussion series on Wednesday, October 8, starting at 7:00 p.m. in...
How Nationalist Thinking Undermines the Rule of Law
To understand what a "völkisch" worldview is and how the far right uses it to undermine the rule of law, we are hosting historian Prof. Dr. Uwe Puschner and... on September 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
All News Items for 2024
„In Good Shape?“: Launch of the New Podcast on the Future of the Basic Law
On May 8, 2024, the 10-episode podcast from the Forum Recht Foundation and detektor.fm will launch. The podcast explores what threatens our Constitution and what the future of the rule of law looks like....
That was the focus of the panel discussion „Poland After the Parliamentary Elections“
Against the backdrop of the change in government in Poland, the Forum Recht Foundation hosted a panel discussion in Leipzig in early March on the rebuilding of the Polish rule of law....
In Good Shape? Throughout the Year
The Forum Recht Foundation’s 2024 annual theme, "In Good Shape? The Future of the Rule of Law," focuses on the future....
Read right at Leipzig reads
Join us at the Forum Recht Foundation for the accompanying program for the 2024 Leipzig Book Fair....
Interview: Justice on the big screen
Can a movie theater become a space for discussing issues of justice? We asked Carmen Beckenbach (Kinemathek) and Kathrin Schön (Stiftung Forum Recht)....
Defending the Constitutional State
Statement by the acting director of the Forum Recht Foundation on the current political debate....
All News Items for 2023
"Tatort Rechtsstaat" - Joint themed issue with Politikum
What role does the rule of law play in issues concerning the future? The new special issue of the journal *Politikum*, in collaboration with the Forum Recht Foundation, explores these and other questions....
2023 Year in Review
Join us as we look back on this year’s interesting and inspiring conversations and events, and find out what’s in store for you in the new year....
In Retrospect: Panel Discussion „War Crimes Before German Courts“
Learn more about our discussion event on war crimes in German courts, taking place in Leipzig on October 11, 2023....
Looking Back: Discussion on Access to Justice in Berlin
Learn more about our panel discussion on access to justice with the German Bar Association on October 17, 2023, in Berlin....
Finding your own voice in democracy and the rule of law
Learn more about our workshops for Democracy Day in Leipzig and Karlsruhe in 2023, featuring Triangel Space, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and Jessy James LaFleur....
Impressions from our mediation cooperation in Leipzig
School project days in Leipzig, in collaboration with the School of Law, brought the concepts of law and the rule of law to life in the summer of 2023....
All Announcements for 2021/2022
Statement on the Attack on Ukraine
We stand in solidarity with and extend our sympathy to the local community!...
New Membership
The Forum Recht Foundation is now a member of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Promoting human rights as an inalienable and universal good is a central concern of this global network....